This is the information page about the shipwreck Realf, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 53 54.651 N,0 24.981 E (53.6109, 0.26485)

 

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The texts accompanying this shipwreck are in English 🇬🇧, as they are prepared by the UK Hydrographic Office (UKHO) based on data from UKHO and the hydrographic services of the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany, among others. They include the known details of the wreck and the comments of the cartographers who have checked the position and condition of the wreck over time.

 

1. Acklamd (possibly)
2. Agnes
3. Airdrie (possibly)
4. B o borjesson
5. Benmacdhui
6. British councillor
7. British prince
8. Briton (possibly)
9. Cadmus
10. Canada
11. Caroline
12. Catford
13. Cecil (possibly)
14. Chant 63
15. Chloris (possibly)
16. Corhampton
17. Corinth (possibly)
18. Corland
19. Cyclope
20. Dana (possibly)
21. Diana
22. Diana
23. Dido
24. Dryburgh (part of)(possibly)
25. Empress (probably)
26. Flourish
27. Forest queen
28. Francis
29. Georgios
30. Gerhardt (possibly)
31. Giuseppe
32. Gluckauf (possibly)
33. Grangemouth
34. Harnis (probably)
35. Helmsman (probably)
36. Hms benvolio
37. Hms botanic
38. Hms dirk
39. Hms fairy
40. Hms falcon (stern section)
41. Hms kos xvi (probably)
42. Hms warland (possibly)
43. Homer
44. Horsted
45. Hugh taylor
46. Ida
47. Inge marguerite (possibly)
48. Ionic (probably)
49. J b paddon
50. Jane (possibly)
51. Janet helen (possibly)
52. Jersey (probably)
53. John rettig (probably)
54. Kalo (probably)
55. Kieldrecht (possibly)
56. Kimberley (possibly)
57. Kingston cameo
58. Ladas (possibly)
59. Lady anstruther (probably)
60. Laurel (possibly)
61. Leonora
62. Lifeguard (possibly)
63. Lightship no 83
64. Lismore
65. Lyra (bow section)
66. Maggie
67. Magnolia
68. Marian francis
69. Markersdall (probably)
70. Merchiston
71. Modig
72. Modiva (possibly)
73. Norfolk coast
74. Onward (possibly)
75. Ophir ii (possibly)
76. Orsa
77. Otis tetrax
78. Our lorraine
79. Paraciers
80. Peebles (possibly)
81. Portia
82. Rado (possibly)
83. Realf
84. Revello
85. Revi
86. Revigo (possibly)
87. River don (part of)(probably)
88. Rochester (possibly)
89. Royston
90. Saltoun
91. Sea pearl
92. Sna iii
93. Sota eduardo
94. Stanburn
95. Storm drift
96. Tees
97. Togston (possibly)
98. Two brothers
99. Uc 47
100. Uc 75
101. Umbe
102. Upminster (possibly)
103. Varangmalm (possibly)
104. Vechstroom
105. Vereingte (possibly)
106. Wayside flower (possibly)
107. Whitemantle (possibly)
108. Winga

 

Name: REALF

Length 142.5 meter, width: 18.2 meter, draught: 10.5, tonnage 8083 ton
Load: flammable liquids and gases,oil

Cause: Built in 1937 by kochums m v aktieb, malmo. owned at time of loss by a/s asplund. 6 cylinder oil engine of 1162hp, single shaft. machinery aft. passage usa & kirkwall for copenhagen. cargo 6444 tons petrol, 3400 tons oil, 1608 tons paraffin. mined.

Year of registration: 1939

Water depth above wreck: 43 meter, Height above seabed: 113 cm

Known since: 1939, last detected: 20160321

Details measurements/cartography: H0212/39 12.12.39 SUNK BY MINE ABOUT 18M NNW OF DOWSING LV. (NOIC YARMOUTH 2.12.39). - PFNM 2781/39 & FNM 354/41. H0212/39 12.12.39 POSN APPROX 535400N, 002400E. (HMS GRIMSBY 2.12.39). H0953/40 20.2.41 LOCATED IN 535442N, 002448E WITH DEPTH OVER OF 16 FMS. (HMS FRANKLIN SEPT/OCT 1940). INS AS WK 16FMS.

- NM 350/41. 10.4.72 AMEND TO WK 29MTRS. NC 121. 1.5.74 AMEND TO WK 28.0 MTRS [LAT]. NC 121. H1287/78/802 19.10.78 LOCATED AS CHARTED. WK IS COMPLETE EXCEPT FOR MASTS, SUPERSTRUCTURE, ETC. LYING IN 160FT. STANDS ABOUT 40FT TO DECK LEVEL. AFTER MAST BROKEN OFF WITH 20-30FT STILL INTACT. (M OXLADE 12.9.78). H4064/85 22.8.86 EXAM'D IN 535438N, 002504E [OGB] USING SYLEDIS. SWEPT CLEAR AT 29.6, FOUL AT 29.8MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 31.4MTRS. DCS3 LENGTH 125MTRS, BEAM 11MTRS. LYING 110/290 DEG, IN TWO PARTS. (UDI GROUP LTD HN FOR HI 321A). AMEND WK 31MTRS BR STD. H4064/85 13.1.87 EXAM'D 1.7.86 IN GEN DEPTH 44MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 2.3MTRS. DCS3 HT: NW SECTION 8.6MTRS; SE SECTION 9.3MTRS. EVIDENCE OF DEBRIS LYING NEARBY. (UDI, HI 321A). NFA SEP 2016/000053291 11.10.16 EXAM'D 21.3.16; IN 5354.651N, 0024.981E [WGD]. LEAST WCD DEPTH 28.8MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 43MTRS, LENGTH 173.2MTRS, WIDTH 20.9MTRS, HEIGHT 15.2MTRS, ORIENTATION 113/293 DEGS. SCOUR DIMENSIONS LENGTH 100MTRS, TOWARD 132 DEGS. WRECK IS BROKEN IN TWO PARTS, SITTING ON THE HULL, LISTING TO STARBOARD. THERE IS SEDIMENT BUILD UP AND SCOURING WITH STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY. (MMT, HI 1473). AMEND NDW 28.5MTRS IN REVISED POSITION.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: IN TWO PARTS

Position: 53 54.651 N,0 24.981 E

 

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